Philly police officer Lt. Jonathan Josey has been stabbed, hailed a hero for shooting a would-be robber, was a Sexy Single for the Daily News and police say he has a good reputation on the force. Now his distinguished career, all 19 years of it, is being overshadowed by a few seconds of video that show Josey hitting a woman in the face.

In March of that same year, Josey shot and killed an Iraqi vet who tried to rob a 7-11 near St. Joe’s University. Josey was a regular customer at the convenience store. He walked in while Kenneth DeShields was trying to rob the store. Josey chased the gunman out of the store. When DeShields reached for his waistband, Josey fired three shots, killing DeShields. Lower Merion Township police and the Montgomery County District Attorney investigated the shooting and exonerated Josey, saying, “Lt. Josey was justified in continuing to employ deadly force while the perpetrator remained in control and possession of the firearm he used to commit the robbery and refused to show his hands or release the gun to ensure the officer’s safety.”

Video NBC10 shot at the scene that night shows the store clerk shaking Josey’s hand and hugging him. Josey is pictured here in the center of the video:

Josey is on desk duty, which is standard operating procedure, while the department investigates Sunday’s incident. Fraternal Order of Police President, John McNesby said Josey is "concerned about getting his side of the story out," but that the FOP has reassured him by telling him to just wait until the investigation is complete.

Josey and other officers were at a traffic stop when this happened. Internal Affairs investigators are looking at multiple videos. Police say some videos show Guzman spraying silly string at the officers. Other videos from the incident show people throwing things at police, according to investigators.

Police are asking for people who witnessed the incident to call Internal Affairs at 215-685-5056.

Philadelphia Police Officer Hits Woman

A Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer is under investigation by Internal Affairs, according to police. He was caught on cell phone camera striking a woman at North 5th Street and Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia.